Panel finds impeachment grounds against University of Texas regent

6:10 PM,
May 12, 2014

Regent Wallace Hall of Dallas takes part in a University of Texas Regents meeting, in Austin, Texas.

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Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas - A Texas House panel on Monday found grounds for impeachment against University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall over his relentless efforts to get the Austin flagship campus president fired, the initial step in what could be the first removal of a governor-appointed official in state history.

The House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations voted 7-1 on the motion and is scheduled to vote on specific impeachment charges later this month.

Those articles of impeachment would go to the full House for consideration. If approved, the Senate would ...